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Philippe Bellaiche

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Cinematographer

Philippe Bellaiche is a French cinematographer educated at the Ecole Nationale Superieure Louis Lumiere. His credits include fiction and documentary films produced by the BBC, Arte, PBS, Israel Channel 2, and Israel Channel 8 and directed by Amos Gitai, Nurith Aviv, Samir, Michel Khleifi, and academy award winner Kevin MacDonald, among others. He teaches film at Tel Aviv University, Camera Obscura, and Sam Spiegel.

Filmography/documentaries

Une ville sous 2001 Video 52 mn DP
haute surveillance About the earthquake risk in Istambul
dir: Herve Martin Delpierre prod: GVRennes / Arte France

Massada 2001 Video 120 mn Cameraman
Documentary for the History Channel, USA
dir: Martin Gillam prod: Greystone TV /History Channel

Monsieur X 2001 Video 80 mn DP
Inquiry film about terrorist attacks in Belgium in the 80's
dir: Patrick Volson prod: PatheTV / France3

Cave of Letters 2001 Film 60 mn Cameraman
Archeological film for the PBS science program Nova
Dir:Gary Hochman prod: Nebraska ETV

Raging Dove 2001 Film&Video 75 mn DP
About world boxing champion Johar Abu Lashin
dir: Duki Dror prod: Zygote Films Israel

Circoncision 2000 Video 52 mn DP
The circumcision of sons in mixed couples in France and the US.
dir: Nurith Aviv prod: Films D'ici / Arte France

The Inner Tour 2000 Video 60 mn Cameraman
About Palestinians in a bus trip inside Israel
dir: Raanan Alexandrovich prod: Belfilms Israel / Star2000 / Arte France
Selection IDFA / Berlinale 2001

Israeli Guns 2000 Video 60 mn DP
For the docu TV series "tales of the gun" on the History Channel USA
dir: Joshua Alper prod: Greystone Communications USA

Jesus, a Palestinian 1999 Video 26 mn DP
Historic and touristic visit of the churches of Palestine.
dir: Hanna Muslah prod: Star2000 Ramallah

One Day in September 1999 Film 90 mn Cameraman
Black September attack during 72' Olympics
dir: Kevin MacDonald prod: Passion Pictures / BBC / Arthur Cohn
Winner, 2000 Academy Award

500 Dunam on the Moon 1999 Video 50 mn DP
A Palestinian village turned Jewish artists' colony.
dir: Rachel Leah Jones prod: Momento!

Sister Wife 1999 Video 60 mn Cameraman
A polygamous family in Israel's Black Hebrew community
dir: Timna Goldstein prod: Transfax Israel.
Selected at IDFA 2000

Taqasim 1999 Video 45 mn Cameraman
On the path of an Arab classical musician of the 40's
dir: Duki Dror prod: Zygote Films Israel.

Beyond the strength 1999 Video 60 mn DP
Israelis on the Paris-Dakar Transafrican Rally
dir: S.Wiskowsky prod: Short Cut Films Israel

Tapuz 1998 Video 60 mn DP
The orange fruit as a symbol of Zionism
dir: Amos Gitai prod: Agav Films Israel

Chairs 1997 Film 15 mn Cameraman
Artist Tadashi Kawamata making a construction out of chairs
dir: Gilles Coudert prod: Triacfilms / Arte France.